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Unapproved Resorts Near Anaikatti Sealed: Coimbatore Administration Acts on Madras High Court Direction to Enforce Eco-Zone and Building Compliance

Acting on Madras High Court directions, the Coimbatore district administration sealed five more resorts in Nanjundapuram and Anaikatti for operating without statutory planning and eco-zone approvals, underscoring strict enforcement of hill-area and forest-buffer norms.

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150-Metre Forest Buffer Under Rule 7(2) Is Not a Blanket Ban on Private Patta Land Construction: Madras High Court (W.P. No. 30622 of 2026)

In R. Karthikeyan v. Union of India, DGP & State of Tamil Nadu (W.P. No. 30622 of 2026), the Madras High Court held that Rule 7(2) of the 1993 Hill Stations Building Rules restricts government land assignments and does not create an automatic 'No Construction Zone' over private patta lands.

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